I was shopping for groceries today when I turned around and spotted a product I don't recall having seen before. I have radar for spotting new products, so I am not sure how I missed these beautiful bottles of shiny sauces and salsas. Then I saw the ...

I'm back with a new recipe created just for summer. With temperatures in the 100+ range for the last week, the last thing I want to do is cook. The problem is, I saw a show on Food TV featuring clam chowder and I had to have some. It is entirely too ...

I went to Whole Foods yesterday looking for lotus root. They didn't have lotus root, but I managed to fill a small cart with all the other great things they have that I can't find here in town. I picked up a couple of small, whole branzino. ...

To my horror, I discovered that a disgusting photo I took of salmon patties in 2009 is making the rounds on Pinterest. I have no idea why people are pinning it, but they are. For a minute I thought it might actually be on a Pinterest Fail page but ...

I've never eaten Bluepoint oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. I spotted them at the seafood counter this morning while shopping for fresh mussels. My heart was already set on mussels for dinner, but lunch was still undetermined. Until I saw those ...

We are still getting eggplant from our summer garden in November. I suspect this will be our last harvest for the season. I grilled the eggplant on my indoor grill, seasoned with salt and pepper and brushed with olive oil. The grilled eggplant was ...

I have heard that there are people who don't like pizza. I don't remember ever meeting one.
I love pepperoni, BBQ chicken, and artichoke bacon pizzas.I had heard of the white clam pizza made famous by Pepe's in New Haven, Connecticut. Last week I ...

Dungeness crab season is underway on the Pacific coast, inspiring me to get in the kitchen and cook. The result is this recipe for Crab-Stuffed Pasta Shells with White Cheese Sauce and Pesto. Whether served individually as an appetizer, or as a main ...

We probably all remember the tuna noodle casserole our mothers made which featured a can of cream of mushroom soup. This is the dish that got my young family by until the next paycheck. The best part is, I loved it back then. Now I have the luxury ...

The inspiration for tonight's dinner was the Kogi Taco Truck in Los Angeles. Apparently they make a killer Korean BBQ beef short rib taco. Kevin Lynch of Closet Cooking has dissected the Koji Taco Truck recipe down to it's various components so I ...

I'll start by saying you don't need to use blue crab for this recipe. Any type of crab meat will do. I just happened to pick up a jar of Pontchartrain Blue Crab at Whole Foods, so that is what I used. It was really good. I think this is the first ...

Oysters are one of those foods that people either love or they hate, rarely straddling the fence. My mother used to make oyster stew which is actually more of a soup. I loved it.
Michael and I always seem to find somewhere to eat oysters when we ...

is still not salmon. Steelhead trout are related to Pacific salmon, but they are actually the same species as rainbow trout.
Steelhead live in streams and rivers all along the California coast. Steelhead trout grow much bigger than rainbow ...

Michael is away for dinner tonight enjoying an early Father's Day dinner with his daughter and son-in-law. My routine, when Michael's away, is to head for the spice cabinet. I like things spicier than Michael does, so I take advantage of the ...

Oops, I wrote this post three weeks ago and left it in my drafts folder. It is too good not to share!
Pizzeria Classico in Folsom California that makes a pizza called the Stinking Rose. This thing is loaded with roasted garlic and, when I say ...

I had a bit of driving to do today and my mind wandered to food, specifically, "What would I make for dinner." I decided that a fish sandwich sounded really good, but not just any old fish sandwich. I dreamed up a spicy fish sandwich, using some ...

I couldn't resist when I saw fresh mussels for $3.99 per pound today. I was inspired to revisit my recipe for Mussels with White Wine Sauce from July 2011. The first thing I noticed when reading the post was my photo! Yuck. Hopefully today's photo ...

If you participated in the Twitter chat with Chef Rick Bayless last night and asked about my fish taco recipe, this one's for you!
The real star of this show is the Sriracha slaw dressing.
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My favorite go-to recipe for salmon is smoked with dill. The market was out of dill today but they had fennel. If you are a regular reader, you know I am not fond of fennel seed. I admit that I have never eaten fresh fennel. I decided to use the ...

Michael has gone to the coast for the weekend to take his boat out to the Maverick's Surf Competition. Spectators are not allowed on the beach so the only way to see the action is from a boat or from a bar via Jumbotron. I am at home recovering from ...